Certificate of compliance: Under the Act respecting health services and social services (R.S.Q., c. S-4.2), the government adopted the Regulation respecting the conditions for obtaining a certificate of compliance for residences for the elderly, which came into force on February 1, 2007.

The Conseil québécois d’agrément was designated by the Minister of Health and Social Services to inspect these residences to determine their compliance with the regulation.

Certification of residences for the elderly is a concrete means of ensuring that these residents throughout Québec receive safe and high-quality services in a living environment integrated into the community.

Excerpt from: Application Manual– May 2007 for the regulation respecting the conditions for obtaining a certificate of compliance for a residence for the elderly